Excerpt from Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States, Vol. 2 This foreword is written for a single purpose. One can do no less than acknowledge herein the kindness and courtesy of those who have placed the author under obligations by giving valuable assistance or granting special privileges. Acknowledgments are due to Mr. John A. Farley, who has edited the work; Mr. Arthur H. Norton of the Portland Society of Natural History who has furnished authentic information regarding Maine records, and to Mr. John H. ...
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Excerpt from Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States, Vol. 2 This foreword is written for a single purpose. One can do no less than acknowledge herein the kindness and courtesy of those who have placed the author under obligations by giving valuable assistance or granting special privileges. Acknowledgments are due to Mr. John A. Farley, who has edited the work; Mr. Arthur H. Norton of the Portland Society of Natural History who has furnished authentic information regarding Maine records, and to Mr. John H. Edmonds for an opportunity to examine ancient maps and records of Massachusetts preserved in the archives of the Commonwealth. Mr. P. A. Taverner of the Canadian National Memorial Museum at Ottawa, Ontario, Drs. Jonathan Dwight and Frank M. Chapman of the American Museum of Natural History at New York City, Dr. C. W. Richmond of the National Museum at Washington, D. C., Messrs. Samuel Henshaw, Outram Bangs, and James L. Peters of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard university, -cambridge, Massa chusetts, and Mr. Winthrop S. Brooks of the Boston Society of Natural History have ex tended to the author the privilege of examining the bird collections under their charge. The Honorable John E. Thayer, and Messrs. A. C. Bent and F. H. Kennard have given the author permission to work in their private collections; Mrs. Grace P. Johnson and Mrs. Edna Ingalls of the Science Museum at Springfield, Massachusetts, have granted similar privileges there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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